Hoisting sling



May 7,1940. A. zzzzzz LA 2,199,959

IIIIIIIIIII NG ,11141 JJ y INVENTOE V ATTORNEY Patented May 7, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE g anni;

Antoni Manen, Tomato, ohio, einer or onehalf to P. J. Murray, Toronto, Ohio v Application May lz, 193s, sei-lai No. 273.177

11 claim. (ciau- 74) 'I'his invention relates to hoisting slings made twined about the cable of the eye, as shown at 5,

from wire rope, cable, or the like, and, additionally, relates to methods of, producing the same.v

One vof the objects of the invention is to proycomprising a plurality of wires, it is' preferred I that a wire cable be' used since cable adds 50 site to the lay of the cable from which the sling 5c free portion 3 of the cable is then wrapped or is made. twisted helically around that portion of the cable What is claimed isy 4 between the opposite eyes I and land in a 1. The method of making hoisting slings which direction toward the eye I. Upon reaching the resides in initially forming an eye in one end of 55, eye I, the cable is then helically wrapped or enilexible cable, then reversely bending the' cable -55 strength and flexibility.

An eye I is formed Aor served in one of the ends Y of the length of cable, the free end of the cable being spliced in the cable after the formation of the eye, as ordinarily. The length of cable is then reversely turned at an appropriate distance from the eye ,I equivalent to the length of the sling to be made to form a loop or eye 2. The

to reinforce the latter. l

That portion 'I of the cable then remaining is then helically twisted or laid into the portions 3 n vide a sling having a great lifting capacity` and and 4 in a direction toward the eye 2 to form the tensile strength. body of the sling. Upon reaching the eye 2, the Another object is to provide a sling, whose eyes cable is then helically wrapped or entwined about are reinforced so that the tensile strength of the the cable of the eye 2, as shown at 8, to reineyes compares favorably with the breaking force the latter. The free end 9 of the cable is strength of the body of the sling. vthen spliced into the body of the sling to comlo Another object is to provide a sling which is plete the formation. non-spinning, non-kinking, and which has un- The sling illustrated in Figs. 4 to 'I of the drawusual flexibility. fings is made from two lengths of cable. Each Another object of the invention iS to provide a length of cable I Il andl Il has eyes I2 and I3, re-

method of forming hoisting slings whereby any spectively, forxed in one of its ends. The eyes 15 desired length of sling may be accurately gauged l2 and I3 are spaced apart a distance COIIeSDOndand produced, y ing to the length ofthe sling to be made. The

Other objects and advantages not hereinbefore lengths of cables I0 and II intermediate the two specifically pointed out will appear from the foleyes are helically wrapped about each other, as

lowing detailed description and the accompanyshown in Fig. 5, and a portion of the cable III is ing drawings, in which-4 l wrapped or entwined about the eye I3, while a Figure 1 is a plan view of a sling formed in acportion of the cable II is wrapped or entwined cordance with the invention, the body of the about the eye I2, as shown in Fig. 5 of the sling consisting of three cables and the eyes condrawings.

sisting of two cables, one wrapped about the That portion I4 of the cable l@ remaining free 25 other; after wrapping about the eye i3 is then helically Figure 2 is aplan view illustrating one of the laid into the previously twisted lengths I0 and Ii stages in Athe formation of the completed sling `0f the sling body toward the eye l2, andfu'pon depicted in Fig. 1; reaching said eye I2, it is closely wrapped about 3 Figure 3 is a plan view illustrating a later stage said eye, as shown in Fig. 6, after which its ter- 30 of the operation; minal end I5 is spliced in the body .of the sling.

Figure 4 is a plan view of asling wherein the That portion vII of the cable II remaining free body consists of four cables and the eyes consist after wrapping about. the eye I2 is then helically of three cables; andlaid-into the previously twisted lengths I0, Ii and Figures 5, 6 and 7 show progressive steps in the H 0f the Sling body toward the eye I3. and, upon 35 l formation of the sling shown in Fig, 4. reaching said eye I3, it is closely wrapped about Referring, first, to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawsaid eye, as shown in Fig. 7, after which its end 'I8 ings, it will be noted that the sling is made from is spliced in the body of the sling to complete the one continuous length of cable. While the sling formation.

may be formed from a single wire or a strand While the eyes l and 2 0f Figs. 1, 2 and 3 have been shown and described as entwined by the cables 5 and 8, the cables may be closely wrapped around the eyes as are the cables I4 and Il of Figs. 4 to 7. I

Particular attention is called to the fact that in helically wrapping the cable to-produce slings according to the teachings of the present invention, the cable is preferably laid or wrapped throughout its entire extent in a direction oppoform a second eye with a body portion of the cable between the eyes, then helically wrapping Y said cable along the body portion toward said rst eye, then wrapping the same about said 'first eye and then about said body portion toward said second eye, and finally wrapping the same about said second eye. 2. 'Ihe method of making hoisting slings which resides in initially forming an eye in one end of eachof a pair of exible cables thatare in sideby-side engagement, and-which constitute a body, the eyes at the ends of the body being spaced, then in Wrapping eachfree end of each cable about the eye of the other cable, then in. wrapping the ends about the body and then wrapping the ends of the cables about the eyes of their cables whereby the body is constituted of four cables and each eye of three cables.

3. -The method of forming a hoisting sling, which consists in forming an eye in one'end of a flexible cable, then in reversely bending the cable upon itself to form a bight portion spaced from theeye, then in twisting together the parallel cables between' the eye and bight portion to form a body, then in twisting the free end of the cable through the eye and then again reversely about the body, then in twisting the free end through the bight portion to forni aVY second eye, and Yfinally in V anchoring the free end to the` sling.

4.The method of making hoisting slings in accordance with claim 1 wherein the cable in the formation of the sling. is wrapped throughout its entire extent in a direction opposite to the lay of thecable from;which 'the sling is being made. f

5. 'I'he method of making hoisting slings which resides in initially forming an eye in one end of each of a pair of exlble cables that are insideby-side relation, and which constitute a body, the eyes 'at the ends of the body being spaced and opposed to'each other, then in helically wrapping each free end of each cable about each other toward the eye of the other cable, then in wrapping each free portion of each cable about l the eye of the other cable, then in helically wrapping the free portion of each cable-about the body toward their respective eyes, and then wrapping each cable. about its respective eye.

6. The method of making` hoisting slings in accordance with claim 5 wherein each of the pair of cables in the formation of the sling is wrapped throughout in a direction opposite to the lay oi the individual cables from which the sling is made.

'1. A hoisting sling comprising a body portion with an eye at each end thereof, said body portion and said eyes being formed of helically wrapped cables, the number of strands forming said eyev portions being greater than half the number of cables in the body portion, and certain of said cables in the eye portions having both ends continued through and helically 'l wrapped with other cables of the body portion.

8. A sling comprising a wire cable having one4 end thereof reversely bent upon itself and secured to the body ofthe cable 'at a point spaced from the end 'to form an eye, said cable being also turned upon itself at a point spaced' froml said eye to form a second eye, and the iree length of said cable being helically w'oundupon the g length thereof between the eyes and upon that part of the cable forming the eyes toform a sling body with an eye at each end consisting of helically wound cables.

9. A sling comprising awire cable having one` end thereof reversely bent upon .itselfand se, cured to the body of the cable at a point spaced from the end toA forman eye, said cablebing also turned upon itself at a point spaced from. said eye to form a second eye, and the free length l of said cable being helically wound upon' the length'thereof between theeyeskand uponthat part of the cable'forming thev eyes tovform a sling body with an eyeI at each end consistingof helically wound cables, and the number of cables in the eyes being greater than `half the number of cables in the body portion.

10. A sling comprising a wire cable having one end thereof reversely bent. upon itself and secured to the body of the cable at a point spaced from the end to form an eye, said cable being also turned upon itself at a point spaced from said eye to forma second eye,` andthe free length of said cable being helically wound upon the length thereof between the yeyes and upon that part of the cable forming the eyes to form a sling body with an eye at each end consisting of helically wound cables, and the other end of the cabie being spaced to the body lthemed at af 'point adjacent the second eye after being woundabout the material forming the eye. K

11. A hoisting sling comprising a single length of wire cable wound upon itself to form an4 elongated body consisting of a plurality of helicallyV laid cables with an eye at each end of the body, l

the eyes also consisting of a plurality oi' helically laid cables, and each of the ends oi the cablebeing secured to an intermediate -portion of the cable at the base of one oi' the eyes.

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